Ambrym, Southeast | Ethnologue

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639: tvk
Autonym: Vatlongos
Population: 2,000 (Crowley 2002e).
Location:: Malampa province: southeast Ambrym island, between Endu and Taveak villages; Shefa province: Mele-Maat.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, East Vanuatu
Dialects: Taveak (Taviak), Endu, Toak, Penapo. Linguistically similar to Paama [pma].
Typology: SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; dual and paucal numbers; no articles; tense, aspect and mood; 15 consonants and 6 vowels; stress on penultimate syllable; inalienable, alienable and linked possession; exclusive/inclusive pronouns; verb serialization.
Language Development: Dictionary. NT: 2015.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ambrym, Southeast
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: There is no indigenous name for the language (Crowley 2002e). Traditional religion.

Location: Malampa province: southeast Ambrym island, between Endu and Taveak villages; Shefa province: Mele-Maat.